12/8/23 -Chaos Chain Major Update 1.31.0 (Lots of New Gameplay Content)

Salutations, freelancers...

Here is the next big update for the game. It includes new side quests, bringing to total side quests now to 35, along with some other neat additions! Check out the change log below!



*Please note that these changes are not in any particular order.*

[h2]BETA Update 1.31.0 Changelog:[/h2]

Bug Fixes:

FIXED a bug in combat selection where the main character's and companion's face icons didn't fill up the entire selection rectangle


Changes & Additions:

Added some new Steam Achievements
Added "Lend Me Your Ear" repeatable side quest
Added "Up In Arms" side quest
Added "Reap What You Sow" side quest
Added "Earning A Living" side quest
Ashen Row is now more dangerous (New threats and dangers - No spoilers ;P)
Added some new roleplaying options to some dialogues
Added A LOT of new dialogues and lore
Updated some main plot dialogues with new side plot hooks and mentions
Added Head Down passive Skill (+20% Resistance to being Suppressed)
Added new icon art (A lot of it)
Enemy balance tweaks
Updated world map image
Updated learnable skill lists (Main Character and companions)
Added gasoline ammo type
Added Burn Ointment medical item (Cures burning, +3 health, +1 mettle - I realized that there was no 100% effective method to remove burning on demand so here you go)
Updated shop category organization lists
Updated Molotov recipe
Scavvers now can drop gasoline
All human enemies can now drop burn ointment
Created several new spriteset entities (Going to be mainly used in the future, but you can see some of it now in game on some of the new characters - a special thanks to Acehangman for the help!)
Removed some extra SCPD officers from some areas (I'm trying to make their presence less noticed as intended)
Added The Clouds: Storage Area
Added a new plot related Area (No spoilers)
Added several new plot related items
Added a new shop
Creature items such as rat tails, bat wings, dog fur, etc now have their own individual item weights (They are no longer 1 inv space each, they are much lighter)
Added Soulless ear creature item (Drops from hopeless soul/soulless enemies)
Added some new unique characters to interact with
Added some new scenery in a few areas
Added some new interactable items in some areas related to quests
Added new sprites and faces for several unique characters
Added some new randomized sound effects for both exterior and interior areas
Added a background image to automatically fit behind face graphics in messages and menues (If there are issues with this, let me know)
Updated loot tables
Various other tweaks and adjustments

Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter so I can fix them. This update will be available shortly.

If you have questions, concerns, or requests, please visit the official Chaos Chain Steam Forums or join the official Discord Channel!

That's all for now, enjoy!

-Cryptic ːCStudiosː